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HAWAIIAN lEPERS.
Sugar-KIng Spre ckels Gives Some Facts
About the Horrible Disease.

aDDnt the hoFTlDle
Claus Spreckels, the man who is sup
posed to own the Hawaiian Islands
among othey little things, is here and
is one of the most noted men in town.
Spreckels is stout man, with white
hair and beard. Hismost striking feat
ure is his eyes, and such eyes they are.
They are gray and blue at times, and
seem to look right through you. lie
speaks with a slight German accent
and uses gestures freely to emphasize
his remarks. He said TO the correspond
ent: Il am at Il loss to understand th.
apathy of the people of the United
States towards the Hawaiian Islands
Naturally in the course of time they
would become a part of the domain OF
this country, and they will, too, il we
would only take some interest in the
great properties owned by Americans
there. 1t is the most glorious climate
in the world. The temperature never
varies more than eight degrees and the
soil will grow every thing thatis known
to the earth The people are splendid
specimens o.d of excellent disposl-
| ton. -
| "How aboW ,eprosy?
81 can tell you as much about leprosy
as any other man, but really do not
| pretend to understand il. The lcper'
| are banished TO an island, from whence
they are never allowed TO return. Nc
BODY has ever been able to learn
how leprosy originated or how il
can be cured. 1t appears in the
most curious ways, and leaves men ant
women untouched who have suffered th'
greatest exposure, The most strikin!
instance of this fact is the case OF th
present Queen of Hawaii. The Kin!
is her second husband. Her li"St hus
band was a leper, and her two childrei
by him both died by the horrible DIS
ease, and yet she is a perfectly health
woman. Nobody knows how lepltS
lis communicated. The most emnen
authorities who have looked into tn
| subject contend that tits not contagious
, Several wears ago II white man wa
, condemned to death for murd'
5 which he had committed. The al
: thoritics allowed him to choose be
. tween being executed or passing int
! the hands of a noted German physical
4 for experimental purposes. The crm
Q nal cheerfully chose the latter. /
o was inocuated time and time aga
r with leprosy, but the disease had no
/ feet upon him, and to-day he IS
healthy Il man as there is on II
islands. Leprosy does not often atta'
.. the white race, for out of the thousah'
T. of eases there are to-day only about
,r half dozen Caucasans. These are fac
u. beyond dispute. In my judgmeI
ct England will take somevery aggreSSl
N measures to obtain possession OF |
VI islands before many years. The natl
" race is rapidly dying out, and 1t Is
1na.tinn of very short time before
country will pass under the control
al foreign power. - HaSb|ngto" {
en- Boston Trareler,
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The boudoir of Lucca, now a paie'
piouant lady, is filled with trophies
and presents. The floor is covered
with the skin of n huge polar BEAR IN
tended for the Gar, but which some
enthusiast bought for her. On writ
ins-desk stand the photographs OF the
German Emperor, the Crown Prince
the Princess of Wales and Bismarck
each bearing the signature OF the donor
An album contains autographs OF many
Of the artistic celebrities OF Europe
Auber signing himself, in 1852 at the
age of eighty-seyen, "Votre amour,
eaux. Auber." She still retains the
slight viennese accent, which, as she
thinks, would always have prevented
her from becoming tragic actress
though II did not frighten of Dingel'
stedt, the late director OF the Burr
Theater, who often told her: "Just los,
that stupid voice Of yours and VII
engage you on the spot Lucca !
father, hearty old gentleman o
eighty-six years, lives with his distin
guished daughter. Vienna AIsae"'n'
Zeitting.
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CONVICT LABOR.
Shall Those Who Break the Law be Sent
to Alaska?

NEW YORK, March 29-1he Herdld this
morning says: The articles in the Herad
on the question of convict labor are being
widely read by workingmen, and the plan
suggested of sending law breakers to
Alaska, where they would not compete
with the free labor of the various States
but still at the same time benefit the Cow
ernment and themselves, has met with
many warm Endorsements. reporter CON
versed with number OF prominent work
ingmen yesterday in regard to the matter.
James II. Magee, Master Workman of Dis
trict Assembly 20, remarked that he had
read the article and considered the plan a
most brilliant one. 1T will better serve
to settle the question Of convict labor ho
said, than any thing have heard of yet.
1t will also be a preventive of crime At
present convcts look upon going to Sing
Sing more as picnic than punishment,
but when convicts know tina; they are TO
be sent to Alaska for crime. it will make
them think twice before they violate the
law. The scheme Of colonization is proved
| to be a good thing by the history OF Aus
tralia' The cOnvicts have become better
men and have been profit to the State"
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AN OUTLAWS END.
Death Of Charles HiIdebrauS at Evansville
Inniann.

EVANSVILLE, IND, March 2S.--Chares d.
Hildebrand, the reformed outlaw, died III
this city at midnight of typhoid pneu-
mona. after an illness of about four weeks.
Hildebraud according to his own story,
began his career Of crime almost from the
cradle. He was born somewhere in the
West, left an orphan at tender age, and
was stolen by gypsy, who sold him TO a
gang Of thieves, who utilized him as a
decoy. and so thorough was his school
ing that he became a noted burglar. He
said lately TO a correspondent that he
did not know what crime meant until he
was a man. He was member Of Guam
trel's guerrilla band during the rebellion,
and at its close became a member OF the
Jesse James gang. During his career Hill
debrand fell into the hands of the law,
and served all but two years Of his life in
prison He made several thrilling escapes.
On ore occasion. while being taken hr a
steamer to a Southern penitentary' he
sprang overboard, and, hand cutfed
| and manacled as he swas, succeeded
| in making his escape At another
| time he was about to be hung by {
band of vigilantes, and had been hauleC
up, when body of his friends sho
the rope in two, and before the lyncher'
| could prevent had taken him out of thei
clutches. About two years ago Hide
brand came here and met former wife,
| proprietress, with whom he went East 70
| his health. His wife died there, and Hide
brand came back here, whore he has beel
ever since He has been travelling fo
several years with panoramic lecture o
prison life and its horrors, OF winch h
had practical experience.
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DORA BENEFITS ABDUCTION
She is Kidnapped by Unknown
Scoundrels,
Is Carried to youngstown, and Then to
Cleveland Where She Escapes, and is
Cared for by Friends.

CLEVELAND, O., March ?s-Nrs. Dora
Bennett, aged twenty years, was kid
naped from the house of her father, l.. l..
Ferrel, wealthy farmer, living near Co
lumbiana o., last Friday evening,and was
found in Cleveland to-day. The young
lady stepped outside the door of her
fathers house about ten o'clock Friday
night, when she was seized by unknown
men and carried away She was not
missed until morning, when bits Of a
coat and pieces of clothing found in the
yard told of the terrible struggle she had
had. The police of Cleveland and Pitts
burgh were at once notified An officer
here was informed by a boy yesterday that
a drunken woman could be found at Nc
Nails grocery, on st. Clair street. The
policeman went to the store, aud found a
girl laboring under great mental excite
| ment. A physician was summoned, and he
| said that although the young woman's
| nerves were greatly unstrung there was
nothing else the matter with her. She
| was clad only in her undertaking ovel
which was thrown a gossamer cloak
and her feet were without shoes. IL
reply to questions she said her name wa'
| Dora Bennett, and then she told tht
story of her abduction. She said tina
when she stepped outside her father
door last Friday night she was seized b,
three men, who carried her to a carriag
in waiting at the gate. The carriage wa
driven to Youngstown, where the men Gu
her hair She said she could remembe
nothing else until she found herself in
house in the vicinity Of Dodge street
this city, kept by a colored man an
woman. She escaped from the house an
said she wanted to find some friends VIII
lived in this city. She gave the name of
gentleman well acquainted with he
father who took her to his house. and Nj
Ferrel was notified. There is as yet n
clew to the scoundrels who perpetrate
| tnp pntrapn
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HADD0CK MURDER TRIAL,
A Stable Boy Tells of Hearing a Shot
Seeing the Minister Fall and Several Mer
Running Away From the Scene.

SIOUX CITY, IA, March 25-h the Had
dock murder case, this afternoon Jarvis,
the colored livery stable boy, was exam.
ined Shortly after Haddock left the
stable he heard shot On going to the
door he saw Haddock stagger and fall,
then get up and fall again. Saw IL mum.
Der of men running in different direc-
tions, scattering from the scene OF
the murder. Taking lantern, the
witness went over and found Jack
Ryan holding the wounded man in
sitting position. Blood was running
from the mouth and the wounds; he could
not speak and soon died On cross-eXami-
nation Jarvis said Haddock inquired con
cerning the mob across the street and
started away, saying he could take care
of himself. John McGregor, who worked
in the stable, corroborated Jarvis testi-
mony substantially. Charles Ebcrhart
was sworn. He keeps the Columbia
House, opposite the scene of the tragedy,
corner of Fourth and Water streets. He
was sitting in the front room with three
other men playing cards. A man came in
and inquired if the horse and buggy had
returned to the stables adjoining. Thinks
the man was Sylvester Granda. Some
time after heard "A shot went TO the door
and saw some people across the street,
Went over with IA lantern and found the
man bleeding and dying. Jack Ryan was
holding him up and trying to wash off the
blood. Jack Ryan sworn: Reside on Water
street. near the scene of the murder, Was
then serving as superintendent of mar
kets. Before the shooting was standing
in the entryway Of saloon ON Fourth
street, near the corner of Water. Saw ter
or dozen men, singly and in groups, go
ing toward the corner Among them recog
ni2ed ii. l.. Leavitt, and spoke to him. They
were going at a fast walk. Did not know
the others. Leavitt said "lIello, Jack,
and witness answered Was still stand
ing in the doorway when he heard shot
and started for the place. Saw parties
running in various directions from the
scene. Met several on the run, but die
not know them. Found Mr.. Haddock in /
ditch near the corner; raised him up ant
called for help. Spoke to him; asked if ht
was hurt, but no reply was made. He ap
peared TO be choking to death. Shortl,
after he appeared to be dead, and
down and covered.
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THE lEBEl RIFLE
Descriptive Account of the New Arm OF the
French Army.


French Army.
The Lebel rifle, as the new arm is
called, was invented by Lieutenant
Colonel Lebel, principal OF the artillery
school at Chalops. Its remarkable
qualities are lightness, long range and
extraordinary penetrating power Ac-
cording to the scientific researches OF
the mathematician, Prof. HebIer, 1t
was supposed that the absolutely per-
feet army rifle should be a weapon
with caliber of precisely seven mill
imcters. The Lebel rifle has not 50
small caliber, but offers the nearest
approach to it yet madc-Niz,: Eight
millimeters. With this calibcr the adj
vantages are; lighter cartridge; a
greater penetrating power ana a much
less liability of the missile to be deVl-
ated from its course by a strong wind
The ball is so covered with steel and
brass, as to enable it to preserve it'
form and to follow precisely the
grooves of the barrel lis initial We
locitv is exactly 100 meters per second
greater than that of the GraS rifle
which had an initial velocity of 45C
meters. while the Lebcl boasts We
locity of $40 meters. Ii rcvolyes upo'
itself 1000 times per sccond-alway'
travelling point first A distance o
l,SOO meters its fire is rs fatal as within
n lesser distance: and aS the line of th'
proiectile is almost perfectly straight
extraordinary hits can be mad
ot immense ranges. To obviatc tn
shock of recoil consequent upon $
prodgious an expclling force, a Specia
powder has been invented by ColonC
Brugerc, which detonates progresSlvel
without smoke and with comparatiycl
little noise. The shooter feels tn
weapon push-does not feel sudde
and painful jar. Three wooden shield
placed at about twenty-five yards apal
were easily pierced in a straight line b
one ritlcshot-the ball travelling on il'
hundred meters further without chan!
inc its course TO strike the outlym
target aimed at precisely in the ccnte
The movable breech piece is short'
than in the Gras rifle, but offers
greater resistance and the recoii fo
, lows the axis of the weapon.
On finding themselves in possesslo
, of so extraordinary an arm, 1t was 4
some time Il question with the mlllta'
. authorities whether or not to adopt
5 in its simplest form. as the best
4 single-shot breech leaders. But
l. Austria is adopting the Mannlicher I
q peatcr, Italy the Vitali repeater Tic
!. many the Mau>cr magazine gun,
a seemed necessary TO make the Leb
:. A repeater also; as troops armed with
:. single shot rifle only, however roc
r. would easily become demoralized
V the mere conviction that they we
q face to face with enemies armed wi
"a magazine guns. -Eaglish Paper
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WASHINGTON, March 2S,-A decision was
rendered by the L, S. Supreme Court to-
day in case No. original cxparte, George
NJ. Balm, jr., petitioner. The court decided
that inasmuch as the indictment upon
which Balm was tried in the court be-
low was changed after it came
from the grand jury, it was not
the Indictment of that grand jury within
the meaning of the constitution, and the
| court had not the right to try and sentence
him upon it. The prisoner is therefore
entitled to a writ OF habeas corpus, and II
is granted. Opinion by Justice Miller
Balm was cashier of the Exchange NationaI
Bank. of Norfolk, Va, and was indicted
FOR making a false report of statement as
to the condition of that bank. he was
tried, found guilty, and sentenced to hVt
wears imprisonment.
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81 Ioujs SUNDAY Law.

80 LorIs. March Ex-Governor Marina
duke to-day signed the bill passed at the
recent session of the Legislature which
repeals the law of 1851, that permitted
wine and beer to be sold in st. Louis on
Sunday. This brings st. Louis under the
action of what is known as the Downln
law. which embraces all the provisions OF
n strict Sunday law, and not only closes
all saloons and beer gardens, but, II rigid
" enforced, will stop the running OF street
railroads, the publication of newspapers
nil manual labor and all kinds oil tratlc'
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ALTAR OF ROSES.
The Woman who Invented the Most FRA
crnnt Of All Volatile Oils.

The story of the building of one OF
thc tombs here is sufficiently interest
inc to bear repetition. When only
hcir-apparent Jehaniir fell in love with
his mothers attendants named Moor
,Dehan and wished to marry her; but
Akbar married her to one of his Afghan
followers. with her willing consent. Je-
haniir determined to have her, and her
husband was shortly aftcrward mur-
dcrcd by Jchaniir's orders, it was be-
Hcycd. For long time she refused to
become his wife, but finally capitulated
about the time he ascended the throne.
Jchauir was then coarse, brutal
dwmkard. who delighted in torturing
those who came under his dlspleasure.
But Moor Jehan, besides having great
beouty-,he was credited with being
the most beautiful and fascinating
woman in the Empire-possessed re-
markablc talents and great force OF
character Her influence over the En-
peror was 81 great that she made him
les, cruel and frequently kept him from
drink. Her influence was always Tor
good, but she principally remembered
as the inventor of altar of roses.
Jchniir raised her TO honors which
no Mohammedan woman had ever en-
loved. He went so far as 10 order thai
ali coins bearing her name should b'
considered of value one hundred
times greater than their actual worth
Notwithstanding that she must hav'
known that her first husband was mur
dered at the Emperor's instigation, he
attachment for him toward the en'
seemed TO know no bounds. He calle'
her Moor Naha" Uight of tn
WorlN. Jehanjir had often exprcsse'
n wish to be buried at Lahore, whic
Moor Jehan complied with, buildin
the beautiful tomb mentioned above
. and then retiring from the world, vow
, ing to never wear any thing but spo
, less white rs token Of inconsolab
, widowhood. She lived many yea
b afterwards and in comparative con
fort, we may suppose. from the Ia
that she had an annuity of over$l,WC
d. GOO. - Lahore Cor. Baltimore SIN.
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"A LITTLE NONSENSE

The real name of Confucius was
Keing-fu-tse. He adopted the nom de
plume simply to Confucius.-Pnc6 $ IN
nual.
-"Now. while have my taper lit.
remarked Mrs. Forethought, "Ill just
seal UP lot of these envelopes and lay
them where they'll be handy. '-BoSto"
Commonwealth.
-Teras ,SUtiags say, there are
plenty of recipes for lobster salad, but
none to prevent its giving you the
nightmare. Yes there is; don't eat it
at night boston Globe.
"A precocious youth, prompted by
an unpleasant recollection OF the last
term, says that school teachers are like
dogs. They lick your hand. This
carries off the palm 2eras STtings,
Belmont boasts of woman who
..goes out and chops wood with her
husband 1t is customary to use an
axe. but he may be an unusually sharp
man. ColumbuS (Ge.l Enq~rer-S""'
Loves Young Dream. m.-she (un-
conscious OF the flight of time) e)-How
mioht and shimmering the Evening
Star appears tonight, dear George!
Would il were. George Quietly
Nv love. that is the Morning Star.
An exchange says that so many
fur rugs living about the house are I'M
healthy. We had always supposed that
they were quite rugged. However, if
they are "unhealthy," why not call in
the doctor and have them prescribed
for Immediately?
According to Il morning contem-
poIary, -four horses. an express wagon
and Il large number Of chickens per
ishaa in the tlames' last night. The
hcart-rending cries OF the express
WAGON must have brought tears to the
ewes of evcrvbody.-Puck's inn9d.
Omaha oman-Did You ever Peo'
ple are talking of growing flax for fuel
Omaha man-Yes, | noticed that. !,
/ is said To have more heating powerthar
, coal. "Why, come to think, II is ;
| GOOD plan--a splendid plan. There
won't be any trouble with chimney
p then" Trouble with chimneys?
: "No. Youknow how beautifully flax
r seed poultice draws. ."-0mahd World.
4 R-r-r-r-r." Hello, central!' "Hel
d 10; what number?" "How much is
g telephone worth?' Telephones ar
not sold; they are simply rented" .
h don't want to buy one, just want
2 know how much would have to pay
E, mine got smashed by some accident
v "Oh. | don't know; about forty dollar
l. | think. Have you bet?' mo:
10 have an axe" "R-r-r-r-r. "-Detro
10 Free Press.
n i heard Il good occasional story Il
ct other evening at the dinner Of the A
D. sociation of Life Underwriters. NJ
James T. Phelps, the newly-elects
President, related that his small SC
~. said to him at breakfast: Papa, VIII
he makes you so solemn? What is u
10 matter?' "Oh," was the answer,
,c have got to engineer that underwater
20 dinner tonight, and it bothers me.
II "Papa." inquired the infant. with Il
10 terrible seriousness peculiar to his ag
a. "what does the engineer OF d'nn'
- do; does he turn ON the c,anks? :
Boston Cor. Providence Journal.
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Strange Death of a Pair of Misers.

WHEELING, W. VA, March 27.--A special
from Greenbrier County says that the
people of that section are greatly excited
over the strange death Of an old Irishman
named Uncle John Wade, and his wife,
both over sixty-tive years old, and child
less and living about two miles from
Lewisburg, in "A hovel utterly unfit for
habitation, and in the greatest squalor.
They were known to have
considerable money, some of it
at interest, and could, if they desired,
have lived in comfort. Yesterday a col
ored woman had occasion to 90 to the
house, and was Mortified to find both Old
people dead. The old man was sitting at
a basket with an ear of corn in his hand
that he had been shelling, and near him on
the floor lay the wife. They had evidently
been dead several days. Not dollar could
be found in the house. One bond of sev
eral hundred dollars they were known tC
have was the only thing Of value found
Examination of the bodies showed tha
they had died of natural causes. The,
must have been robbed after death,
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NUMBER 10.
PERSONAL ANo ,MPERSokAL

Governor Lounsbury, of Connect-
cut, has specified that no member oil
his staff shall use intoxicating liquors.
California boasts Of a boy type-set-
ter, twelve years old, who can set four
thousand ems OF solid BREWER in less
than four hours.
-The cornerstone of the pedestal for
the colossal statue of John {. Calhoun,
which has recently been put up al
Charleston, 8. c., was laid thifty-hve
years ago.
The widow Of Colonel Tom
Scott, the railroad magnate, now lives
in regal state in Philadelphia. She was
once poor Pittsburgh girl, and earned
her own living by painting photo
graphs.
A New England writer says it IS
popular error to suppose that all minis
ters' sons are hung or sent to State
prison, and he furnishes list OF FORTY
three who are respectable and law-abid-
ing men.
-"Out of seventeen bachelors at
keystone, ID. r., who three years ago
resolved never to marry, eleven are
now married and two are soon to be.
Some women have moved into the
country since.
Miss Julia Malcom, of New Haven,
paid twenty-five dollars for some lan't
in Colorado ten years ago, and the
other day sold the same for s25o'ooo'
; The development of lead mine was
what jumped the price.
General Lew Wallace, author OF
: that notable book, "Ben Hur, speaks
: Of the Turks as "a very remarkable
I people-never drink liquor or abuse
: animals, are polite to women and are
= invariably kind to children
Recently at Bethany, Conn.,
/ George Lounsbury, aged seventy-four,
, and his wife, aged thirtyseven, died
on the same day and almost at the same
> instant. They were both taken i'll just
: week before their death Mr.. Louns
II bury died of a paralytic stroke and hi
IL wife OF typhoid pneumonia. -HarJor'
u Post.
L. Nathaniel Hucker, who works th'
u State Associated Press wire in Bullalo
III is the oldest telegraph operator III ac
TO tual service in the country. he ha
Ill been at the key for forty-one years
IN Six words minute was the limit i
VI those DAYS, and an operator recelvln
III by sound was discharged .-Bntdf
- Courier.
" when Dickens landed in Boston,
!, SAYS DR.. Holmes, he was struck wit
w the brightness of all the objects he sa
W. w. buildings. signs and so forth. " he
wv wv ! landed in Liverpool. every thin
~, looked very dark, very dingy, Vei
'o - massive in the streets drove through
,na So in London, but in week 1t il
~. ,u seemed natural enough"
ian A visitor to Havana says he fall'
ht TO discover the boasted beauty OF u
,na m Cuban women. of which so much
ces heard. They all have large, handsom
ans melancholy dark eyes, but their cor
ans plexion is hidden beneath a thick plast
hot of powder There seem to be no nan
d,. some old ladies Cuban beauty dc
md not last long.